The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
MERCHANTs' FREIGHT BUREAU
FILES A COMPL tINr.
Rights of Settlers - international
Medical Congress - Unlawfal
Fences -ippOintmeats.

WAenIs GroN, July 30.-A complaint |
hes been received BIZ TIE Interstate |
Commerce Oommission tignei BY
Thomas L. Green, manager OF the
Merct aato' Fie'ght Bureau, Of New |
York. on behalf OF 2Sl merchants Of !
the Safes of Michigan, Illincis, In
1iera, OHIO, Pennsylvania and Dsla.
ware. that the present class Hcs'i ion In
use for Weslbound traffic by the New
York Central, Delaware, Lscka wanna
ard Western, Pennsylvania, Baltimore
aud Ohio and Erie railroad comps-
nie', as regards the unjust differences
now made in classl hca,ion and freight |
charges, between carloads ard less
than carloads on the same articles |
between The sane point 10 In violation |
Of the sections OF the interstate law
undue preferences to indi-
v'dusls or localities The complain.
AL sa k for q restoration OF the prin.
ciple CT uniform ratee without regard
to quantity, which wal In force from
the soaboard for twtnty years pre
vi ms TO April, 1887.
Complaints have q so been rec lived
rom Francis II. Lrggst, Il Co., of New
York City, against the trunk liues,
charging that the present cls silica
lion in respect OF the higher rates
charged upon .ess Than car load ship.
ments 10 IN violation Of the pro visions
Of the H. tersta,e law, aad ps!itionirg
for Toilet.
R!oHTs or sRTTLERs.
In the case Of Thomas 4 Watts n,
OF Washington Territory, In which is
involved the question Of the righ's Of
settlers upon school lspos In the Ter
ritories, Assistant Secretary auldrow
has decided that under the ac's grant.
ing 70 the Territories lsEds for school
purposes, where the IA d a. tho date
Of iufvs y Is occupied b. su sexual set.
ter, his right IN the land 10 superior
TO the isht Of the territory; and that
where tchon. lande, at tire iaie OF eur.
way, are occupied by an actual settler,
tbs Territory 10 entitled 10 sci, OF
equivalent lands 10 LIEU thereof
as indemnify; and having made such
seltc ion, the indemnify lard go o..
lsctsd IL held In reservation Ia lieu Of
the school ssc'ion upon which such
selection was made: aud the school
section, by the act Of such selection,
Ia relea'od from rssrva,iop, and there
fore an entry OF a school a elton mate
while the section Of equivalent land
rename cd ir tsct, wa, valid.
ARP isTnrST-.
The Precedent appointed the follow.
ing FAMED persons tpecial agents OF
the Interior Department, TO make
sllotmerts OF lands in seveTslty tothe
Inoiant: James X. Howaid, OF Wash.
irg on, ID. o., for the Grow Indians on
the Glow reservation, 10 Montana
Henry X. West, OF wcojsfsld, Ohio,
fJr IGdiAns on thu Yankiop ,esSrya.
uop,ia Dakota; Miss Alice g. r fletcher,
OF " ashingl on, ID. O, irr the Iodisns
on the WinnobsRo resei vaiion, Ia Ne.
braska: Mlchsel G. Connolly, Of
Petersburg, Ill, for the Indians OF the
Sl.iz ree,rga,ion, In O.egon; Mai n
L. Lgltnor, OF Nebraska, for the Ia.
disus on the SissetJD reservation, In
Dakota boo
VIOLATIONS or CUSTOMS.
The sp cal treas Jury agent a. Chica.
q, has inside report 10 the Treasury
ID psr msbt givis z information in 10.
gsid g. a'iIRai violations II tie chs.
TOMS laws ~ ths matter Of imDtta
ilnnP Il animal fo' breeding purposes.
The meter haa besn referred 20 the
Collector NJ Ohicsgo for iny estiga.i5n
aud T, port.
UNLAWFUL FENCES.
Hscre'ary Lamar tlday directed
II bert ". Hun er, Special Inip. ~
IL the Gen "a Lind 0hi1e, now In
s"a f., NV MEX 90, 10 proceed Ut
onis ~ "Ihe publ land sifip' ltirg
btwenn the States a kaGtus and
T, xas and no lily III pariies m ntsir.
ing unlAsful fences therein ttat ~
. me mus: 10 removed at once. This
order is ta'ed upln information thai a
cout der bls urtiou Of ihs territory
bam,d is occupied by large cattle
companies whi,h have uplawiu ly In.
closed largo amounts Of the public
lands.
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CoSGRkss.
7 local committee, CHARGED With
making arrange ments Tor the Inisfua.
tohal Medical Congress. 20 be held la
Washington In September, hiss issued
q circular tn the medical profession.
generally, aekinR fJr contributions 20.
yard deiraying ttB eypeusee. Coniri.
buttons hsve alreidy heen received
a. follows: From ths American Med.
icsl At o ittion, $1,000: Illinoi. State
Medical Association, $3.50, Peanbyl.
v,ria Sac Medical Assoc ION,
1890, New Jefs Stats Ned
cal Society, i4Oo; Missouri
State Medical Society $3.50;
District If Cllumbla Medical Society
$40. and by Ia diyidual subscriI 1 ons
from the mem lers OF the medical pro
tssinn in the District Of Coiumbs,
5000; Tennessee state Medical 80
oiety, $40; Arksnoas ststo Medical
Society. $3.50; Mississlppi Valley Med
ical Society, $3.50. ard Michigan State
Medical Society, $3.50. The last men.
toned contribution was 10 cover the
immed ate exp 'ness Of the committee
In zen ING out clculsn, etc.
DR.. Hamilton, the Secretary Gen.
email, says that the ming ngr.se
will be the er, Attest meet ng oil the
medical pr, fttti)n ever held. a. Il that
II will he a ended by l'sdin phys.
oiana from MI parte I the sotld. The
general NEE ingg will he held ut Aus.
berg's ouse. snd he convention and
. general rcCet ton will be held In the
rev pension building \ csetary
whl ney has placed the United States
Despatch NJ the ditposnl Of the com.
mltl0O, ard she will be ussd In taking
tho delegates 10 Mount Vernon.
REPLY TO at. rAuL's INVITATION
The President h,s written the TO-.
lowing letter Ia reply 10 ~ invitation
10 vat NJ z aud Mloue ,po'is, r..
ceiyed yesterday; "tl n A. X. McGill,
Governor VI Minnesota: Il. a. Smith,
| u.awaw ~ "a DIAL A.... a., So, .